Thread by @soychicka

I've been wondering for a while: why DON'T presidential candidates announce their picks for VP prior to the primaries.

Now, today people are throwing shade at Biden for the rumour he may pick Stacey Abrams? That's just dumb.

I'd also like to see candidates announce their cabinet picks before the general election, or at least their dream team.

An administration is a team, and I want to know who the candidate thinks the "best people" are before I throw in.

Really, I can only see one argument against this - that a candidate might want to pick a primary runner-up as their running mate... but logically, this makes little sense: VP shouldn't be a second choice position.

At minimum, pairing up with running mates BEFORE the primaries would help streamline the field for debates, would help ensure that there is sufficient and complementary experience at the top of the ticket for the general...

And could make it easier for cross-party tickets to find a place on the ballot.

And increase accountability and trust in government by ensuring tighter control over the direction an administration takes.

Just a thought.